Laboratory Observations of Two Sub-Species of Marmosets
- 1 August 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 13 (1) , 139-144
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1963.13.1.139
Abstract
The results of over two years of observations on two subspecies of marmosets offer certain clues for their use in behavioral research. The major maintenance problem which we have faced related to the periodic occurrence of epidemics due to various viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases. A treatment regimen for minimizing these difficulties is suggested. With regard to their use in behavioral studies, a number of recommendations relating to handling, transporting and isolating effective reinforcers are offered. In general, while problems in the use of marmosets continue to exist, there is good reason to believe that the establishment of such a primate colony could represent an important addition to many psychological laboratories.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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